Legal Opinion
Steiner v. Steiner
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 1982PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward S. Conway, J.
This is a jurisdictional hearing ordered by the Appellate Division on review of a decision and order of the Supreme Court which denied defendant’s motion to dismiss an action brought against him for an absolute divorce.
Plaintiff maintains that jurisdiction was obtained over defendant by personal service of a summons upon him in the State of North Carolina by the Deputy Sheriff of Lee County on March 19, 1978.
However, defendant contends that as March 19, 1978 was a Sunday, the service of process on that day was in violation of the laws of the State of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dobkin v. ChapmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Anonymous v. AnonymousNew York City Family Court · 1980
- Hessel v. HesselNew York Supreme Court · 1957